Tropical Storm Lee Expected to Rapidly Intensify Into an Extremely Dangerous Hurricane

National Hurricane Center (NHC) – Interests in the Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this system. At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Lee was located near latitude 13.2 North, longitude 41.8 West. Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h), and this motion is expected to…

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September 5, 2023

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National Hurricane Center (NHC) – Interests in the Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this system. At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Lee was located near latitude 13.2 North, longitude 41.8 West.

Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue for the next few days with a slight reduction in forward speed.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Lee is forecast to be a hurricane within a couple of days and will likely become a major hurricane by Friday.